Though the next generation of Pixels aren't expected to debut until later this year, we've collated the major buzz on the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL below, and will continue to update this space regularly with news and rumors.

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Rumor: First video of the new Pixel 3

Earlier this week, Telegram user @LuchkovCH "leaked" photos and now they've dropped a whole YouTube video here. In it, they walk through the Settings menu, launcher, and running benchmarks. There's a look at the (notched) front, familiar-looking back and what looks like a single USB-C charging port.

Confirmed: Pixel 3 won't be the first to get Android Pie

Countering speculation that Google would introduce its latest operating system on the Pixel 3, the company released Android Pie to the existing generation of Pixel phones on Aug. 6. The Pixel 3 is likely, however, to be the first phone running Pie right out of the box, if that matters in any way.

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Android Pie mostly focuses on behind-the-scenes improvements designed to make Android phones work faster while saving battery life. But one big update in Android Pie is support for notches -- those little cutouts on phones with screens that span most of the phone face, popularized by Apple's iPhone X. Which leads us to...

Likely: Pixel 3 will have a BIG notch

We know that Android Pie supports phones with notches and according to the increasing number of renders and leaked photos we're seeing, that's no coincidence. If the photos are accurate, the Pixel 3 will have a notch -- and not just any notch, but a big, deep notch.

A "leaked" photo that supposedly shows a Pixel 3 XL final production unit with a significant notch cut into the top of the display.

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The newest allegedly-leaked image, posted this week by a Ukrainian on the Telegram app, follows in the footsteps of previous images of the Pixel 3. All of them show a phone that looks quite similar to the Pixel 2 XL -- but with a notch that's much deeper than the iPhone X's.

Rumor: Pixel 3 is coming in October

Google introduced the original Pixel and its super-size sibling, the Pixel XL on Oct. 4, 2016. The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL debuted exactly one year later. We have every reason to believe that the company will remain faithful to this schedule, introducing the next phone in October.

Rumor: The phone could have wireless charging

XDA Developers found evidence in an Android Pie beta release that points to support for wireless charging. This rumor dovetails with another -- that the new Pixel may have a glass back that would be more conducive to wireless charging.

Rumor: Pixel 3 XL will have front-facing speakers

According to a recent case leak from Gizmo China, the Pixel 3 XL will purportedly flaunt two front-facing cameras.

The apparent leaked images also show that the speaker will be located on the front bottom bezel and the fingerprint reader will still be located on the back below the camera.

Rumor: Pixel 3 XL will have two front-facing cameras, new display

In addition to the notch, Bloomberg posited that the Pixel 3 XL will have an edge-to-edge display and two front-facing cameras. The smaller Pixel 3, however, will have neither of these things apparently.

The German news site WinFuture, which has a pretty reliable record with tech rumors, also reported that Google will partner with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn (the same company that makes iPhones) to build "new display hardware."

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Rumor: A premium Pixel will battle 2018 iPhones

Tech blog Droid Life reported that Google will have three new Pixel phones in the pipeline for 2018. This trio could include a mysterious higher-end version -- perhaps intended to compete with the $999 iPhone X -- in addition to the standard and XL models. As a reminder, the 64GB Pixel 2 starts at $649 (£629 or AU$1,079) and the Pixel 2 XL starts at $849 (£799 or AU$1,399).

That noted, frequent tipster Evan Blass tweeted that, according to a "reliable source," Google will deliver a Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL -- as well as the next generation of Pixel Buds and a Pixel-branded watch. If he's right, we're back to looking at two phones, not three. The Pixel 3 XL might have to take on 2018's iPhones on its own.

Rumor: Or maybe Google will make a cheaper Pixel instead?

Google is said to be developing an inexpensive "midrange" Pixel for emerging markets that could debut this summer, according to Economic Times.

It's not clear whether Google would bring this budget model to the US; the timing doesn't sync up with the Pixel's usual October debut. But such a phone would certainly make an interesting foil to Apple's rumored iPhone SE 2, which we could see in September, when iPhones usually launch.